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Introduction: COVID-19 is an emerging disease that has been spread all over the world Not all the dimensions and manifestations of the disease have yet been fully explored One such manifestation is vascular thrombosis that occurs in the lungs and other vessels However, it is often ignored or mistaken for pulmonary manifestations Herein, we presented a case with dominant pulmonary embolism manifestations The COVID-19 symptoms were detected in the patient a few days after heart surgery, and he was appropriately treated and discharged Case Presentation: The patient was a 62-year-old man visiting with the signs and symptoms of pulmonary embolism In the CT-angiography, massive pulmonary embolism was reported in the right and left pulmonary arteries of the patient Moreover, the patient\'s echocardiogram showed a clot in the right ventricle in addition to severe right ventricular dysfunction The patient underwent emergency heart surgery to remove the clot In the 3 - 4 postoperative days, the pulmonary manifestations of COVID-19 emerged The throat swab test was positive for COVID-19, and the patient received treatment After receiving appropriate treatments for about two weeks, the patient was discharged with good general health Conclusions: The presented case had the primary pulmonary embolism symptoms However, in the 2 - 3 postoperative days, he showed the COVID-19 symptoms and received treatment Pulmonary embolism can be a manifestation of COVID-19
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